Ayman Al-Safadi, Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs, confirmed that his country will not send forces to the Gaza Strip as an alternative to the Israeli occupation forces.
Al-Safadi said, during a joint press conference, on Wednesday, with Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Yerapetritis: “We will not clean up after Netanyahu, we will not send forces to Gaza to be an alternative to the Israeli occupation forces, and we will not deal with the disastrous reality that Netanyahu and his government have created, and this aggression has created.”
He called on all parties to work to reach a fair deal that guarantees a permanent ceasefire and the release of all Israeli and Palestinian prisoners and detainees, as a step towards beginning to stop the humanitarian catastrophe imposed by the aggression on Gaza.
The Jordanian News Agency quoted Safadi as saying: A ceasefire is a permanent demand for us and our partners in the international community, and therefore we support every effort aimed at reaching an exchange agreement to reach a ceasefire, and we appreciate the efforts made by Egypt, Qatar and the United States of America to reach this deal, but we heard what the Israeli Prime Minister said two days ago that he does not want a ceasefire, and wants a temporary truce after which he will continue the war, and this contradicts the spirit of the initiative presented by US President Joe Biden.
He stressed the need for a comprehensive plan, not only to stop the war, but to reach a just, comprehensive and lasting peace based on the two-state solution. This means that it is not possible to accept any approach that deals with Gaza separately from the rest of the occupied Palestinian territories and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
The Jordanian minister warned that the danger of war expansion is real and increasing, stressing that the only way to prevent it is to stop the aggression against Gaza, stop the escalation against the Palestinian people in the West Bank, reach a permanent ceasefire, respect international law, respect the Charter of the United Nations, and launch a relevant action plan. A specific goal, which is a two-state solution, with clear timing for resolving the conflict from its roots.